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龜縮

龟缩

guīsuō

to withdraw
to hole up

to huddle up like a turtle drawing in its head and legs; to withdraw into passive defense; to hole up

像烏龜把頭縮在甲殼裡一樣。比喻膽小，不敢面對現實。

重編國語辭典

像烏龜縮進殼裡一樣，採取消極退縮態度

Entry Composition

tortoise; turtle
(coll.) cuckold

to withdraw
to pull back
to contract
to shrink
to reduce
abbreviation
also pr. sù

Related entries

to withdraw (money)
to collect (left luggage)
to extract
to refine

她从姜黄里提取美丽色彩。

She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric.

Source: Tatoeba

to withdraw (cash from an ATM)

to withdraw
to remove (from a place)
to remove from office

to withdraw
to leave
to retreat
to pull out

to withdraw (money)

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